Natural disaster hotspots : a global risk analysis

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Title:

Natural disaster hotspots : a global risk analysis

Author:

Dilley, Maxx, 1958-

ISBN:

9780821359303

Personal Author:

Dilley, Maxx, 1958-

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 132 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.

Series:

Disaster risk management series ; no. 5

Series Title:

Disaster risk management series ; no. 5

Contents:

1. Executive summary -- 2. Project objectives -- 3. Project approach -- 4. Single-hazard exposure analysis -- 5. Multihazard exposure analysis -- 6. Multihazard risk assessment -- 7. Multihazard risk assessment results -- 8. Case studies -- 9. Conclusions and the way forward -- App. A. Technical appendix for global analysis.

Subject Term:

Natural disasters -- Risk assessment.

Hazardous geographic environments -- Risk assessment.

Added Author:

Dilley, Maxx, 1958-

Added Corporate Author:

ebrary, Inc.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0703/2004061586.html

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Summary

Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. Many billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance, emergency loans, and development aid are expended annually. Yet efforts to reduce the risks of natural hazards remain largely uncoordinated across different hazard types and do not necessarily focus on areas at highest risk of disaster.'Natural Disaster Hotspots' presents a global view of major natural disaster risk hotspots--areas at relatively high risk of loss from one or more natural hazards. It summarizes the results of an interdisciplinary analysis of the location and characteristics of hotspots for six natural hazards--earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, drought, and cyclones. Data on these hazards are combined with state-of-the-art data on the subnational distribution of population and economic output and past disaster losses to identify areas at relatively high risk from one or more hazards.